Erosion Control · Case study 01
NV Energy ON Line Transmission Project
- Client
- NV Energy (subcontract role)
- Location
- Nevada
- Year
- Completed
- Category
- Erosion Control
Access road construction, tower pad development, cactus and succulent salvage and large-scale seeding along a high-voltage transmission corridor. Sand Stone participated as a subcontractor.
- New access road construction
- Tower pad site development
- Succulent salvage and temporary nursery management
- Broadcast and drill seeding
- Revegetation across multiple vegetation zones
Challenge
The corridor crossed several distinct desert vegetation zones with protected succulents inside the right-of-way, requiring salvage, holding and replanting alongside heavy access-road construction.
Solution
Crews salvaged all succulents within 24 feet of the right-of-way and maintained them in temporary nurseries for post-construction replanting, while access roads and tower pads were built and later reseeded by zone using both broadcast and drill seeding.
Construction process
01
Salvage
Succulents within 24 feet of the right-of-way were salvaged and moved to temporary nurseries.
02
Access & Pads
Over 80 miles of new access roads and 140 acres of tower pad sites were constructed.
03
Seeding
Broadcast and drill seeding performed across 1,300 acres of several vegetation zones.
04
Replanting
More than 40,000 salvaged plants were held and returned to the corridor after construction.
Results
- Access Roads
- 80+ miles
- Tower Pads
- 140 acres
- Seeded Area
- 1,300 acres
- Plants Salvaged
- 40,000+
New access roads constructed.
Tower pad sites developed.
Broadcast and drill seeding across several vegetation zones.
Succulents maintained in temporary nurseries for replanting.
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